The World's great classics
Timothy Dwight (Editor), Julian Hawthorne (Editor)
Library Committee: Timothy Dwight ... Richard Henry Stoddard, Arthur Richmond Marsh, A.B. [and others] ... Illustrated with nearly two hundred photogravures, etchings, colored plates and full page portraits of great authors. Clarence Cook, art editor
Print Book, English, 1899-[c1902]
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Colonial Press, New York, 1899-[c1902]
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61 volumes frontispieces (some color) plates (some color) portraits, folded map, facsimiles (some color) 24 cm
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[1] Ancient history, by G. Rawlinson
[2-4] History of Europe during the Middle Ages, by H. Hallam. Modern history, by J. Michelet
[5-7] A short history of the English people, by J.R. Green. History of civilization in Europe, by F.P.G. Guizot
[8-9] The French revolution, by T. Carlyle
[10] Decisive battles of the world, by E.S. Creasy
[11-12] The spirit of laws, by Baron de Montesquieu. Physics and politics, by W. Bagehot
[13-14] Principles of political economy, by J.S. Mill
[15-16] Democracy in America, by A. de Tocqueville
[17] Dialogues of Plato. The politics of Aristotle
[18] Advancement of learning and Novum organum, by F. Bacon
[19] Critique of pure reason, by I. Kant
[20] The philosophy of history, by G.W.F. Hegel
[21] Orations of Demosthenes
[22] Orations of M.T. Cicero
[23-24] Orations of British orators
[25-26] Orations of American orators
[27] Essays of French, German and Italian essayists
[28-29] Essays of British essayists
[30] Essays of American essayists
[31-32] Plays, by Greek, Spanish, French, German and English dramatists
[33-35] History of English literature, by H.A. Taine
[36-37] Oriental
Title from added t.p.; each part has also special t.p
Imprint varies slightly
The members of the Library Committee vary. Julian Hawthorne, literary editor. cf. v. 61
The volume numbers in this set have been assigned from the "Summary of the series", v. 61, p. viii-xv
Literature, I-II: The literature of Persia. The literature of Japan.--[38] Oriental literature, III: The literature of India.--[39] Oriental literature, IV: The literature of China. The literature of Arabia.--[40] Sacred books of the East.--[41] Moorish literature. Malayan literature.--[42] Egyptian literature.--[43] Turkish literature.--[44] Hebrew literature.--[45] Babylonian and Assyrian literature. Armenian literature.--[46-47] Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the adjoining countries, by Sir J. Froissart. History of Charles XII, by F.M.A. Voltaire.--[48-50] Classic memoirs. Annals, by J.W. von Goethe.--[51] The Divine comedy of Danta Alighieri.--[52] Jerusalem delivered, by T. Tasso.--[53] The Nibelungenlied.--[54-56] History of the popes, by Leopold von Ranke.--[57] History of Florence, by N. Machiavelli.--[58] The republic of Plato.--[59] The Federalist.--[60] Ideal commonwealths; comprising More's Utopia, Bacon's New Atlantis, Campanella's City of the sun, and Harrington's Oceana.--[61] Index